Adie_uk Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 A friend has just shown me these and wanted to know if i could help on an id but i was stuck so have to ask you guys and girls. They were said to be found in marine deposits where sharks teeth are found but this is not 100% confirmed. he just tinks they are some kind of mammal claw but something does not look quite right has anyone else got any ideas ? there are 2 , photos are not great but hope you can help. Looking at the photos again they look a little like crab claw pincers but they are far bigger than any of the crabs found in the area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 These look like crab claws to me. 1 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adie_uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 The guy who has them has worked on many crabs and he does not think they are crab although looking just at the photos they do look a bit like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Possiby "Onychites" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 @MB Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Yup. If I had to put money on it, I'd be in the crab claw camp on this. They are decent size and pretty cool fossils. Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adie_uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, doushantuo said: Possiby "Onychites" I looked at modern images and does not look the same but maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) My previous opinion suffered from a lack of clear thinking,I'm afraid (edit : the extant brachyurid ) Geosesarma has a claw morphology like that Edited June 25, 2022 by doushantuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRLE Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I am in the crab claw club as well. I was in Cuba in April and came across about half a dozen of them on our beach walks. Got to say that I told my son it was shark teeth, just because it sounds cooler lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adie_uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Wow that really looks like a good match, i guess there are so many different species ... this it great, I am sad its not something more rare or interesting but what matters is knowing what it is, i think with the photos above i will have to agree with crab, i did send him this photo of some olf worn ones but could not find any with the big lumps on the joints , but the slight of set or twist i guess was a clue thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 You've at least got a good direction for further research that will hopefully find an ID that closely matches your items. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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